The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-03
T T'EIA6HERs'GoLUM
j. q. CL1NKsCALEs, EDITOR.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

Again we 1nQ ourselves dt OuH oeoh
with pencil in hand, ready to tell the
readers Of the Teachers Column some
thing about the Institute that few days
ago closed SO pleasantly at Williamson.
II left to our Judgment VIC would pro-
nouuce the Institute big success; we
are perfectly willing, however, to leave
Il to the verdict of the teachers who
attended. It vas our business to make
tile Institute as, nearly perfect as pos.
sible-it Is the business of the teacher
pupils to say what good, if any, was ac'
complished.
We had nsver met DIR. Klemm, the
principal of the Institute. He measured
up fully 90 his fine reputation as an in
structor. Heis beyond question a full
man. Always ready, always pleasant,
he is q most charming teacher. He has
the enviable faculty of making every
body in his presence feel quite at home,
and that other still happier faculty of
saying Just what he wants to say and no
more.
Miss Leonard is a Northern lady Of
very superior intelligence and very 6ue
character. Her manner is easy and at
tractiye, her voice clear and distinct, and
her energy apparently boundless. Every
minute seemed to be given to earnest
preparations for5the, work before her, and
the earnestness and tenderness with
which she entered into her periods of
instruction were remarkable, and GER.
tainly stimulating to the tired teachers
Who RIO ssst before her.
The other.members of the faculty, DR..
Lander and Prof. Morrison, are well
known To- many of our resders. Their
fitness, their peculiar fitness, for the po.
sition thsy were called upon to occupy,
needs no, mention at our hands. Those
of our teachers, whose privilege it was
to sit at the feet Of Dr.. Lander and
Prof. Morrison last year and the year
before, knew what to expect; suffice it
to say they we're not disappointed. The
freshness Of these two distinguished
educators was highly enjoyed and appre-
ciated by allour teachers. -.
During the two weeks the Institute
larted, 154 teachers enrolled, the large
msjority Of whom being from Anderson
and Gtssngille Counties. Nine other
counties we're represented, and six differ
ents States had each representative.
Our old friend aud classmate, DR.. Pickel
ofsthe Florida State University, was
With ;us and contributed no little to our
enjoyment Of the occasion. We would
not forget to mention that Miss Maggie
Graham, of Georgia, was with us. How
glad we are TO know that Miss Maggie
thinks enough Of Anderson County and
Of the Anderson County teachers to
Join them on such occasions as this !
Her old friends and acquaintance were
delighted to see her. Nor would we for.
get TO mention Mrs. A. M. Darracott, of
Sandy Springs. Mrs. Darracott is now
ranked among the oldest teachers in the
County, but old fogyism is a stranger to
her. II was indeed refreshing to see how
earnestly Mrs. Darracott striyed to take
in every truth that fell from the lips of
the instructors. AS nimbls as girl Of
sixteen and as bright in intellect as a
teacher of fewer years of experience,
her presence and bright example we're a
benediction to us all. As soon as We can
get a list of the teachers who attended
the Institute we will publish all the
names in the Teachers Column. Mr..
Morrison, the secretary of the Institute,
will send me a list as soon as he finds
time to draw it off. Nearly all our teach
:ers were present. We heard of some
who could not attend; we heard of some
who would not. For both these classes
we are sorry. Especially are we sorry
for their. patrons and pupils. Oar enthu.
siastic Institute man, Mr.. D. Fl. Russell,
of Townville, was not with us this time.
The spirit was willing, even anxious,
but the circumstances such as absolutely
prevented his attending. We have it
from Mr.. Russell's own pen that his
patrons were perfectly willing for him to
go to Williamson. Some of them went
to him and assured him that they appre-
ciated the Institute work aud thought he
ought to go. Right here, We want TO
thank those liberal hearted people.
Their teacher could not go to William
ston, but they showed their liberality and
intelligence by going to him and express
ingEtheir willingness. We make this
statement IN Justice to them.
From nine to two o'clock each day the
time was devoted to regular school-room
work, the length Of each instructors
period being thirty minutes. The work
Of the instructors was lsborious and the
work Of the teacher pupils was none the
less SO. Every teacher was requested to
have his note book and the most OF them
had end used them we'll. Where that
kind of work is done Eve hours on a
stretch, the pupil is ready for his dinner
and ready for the rest that follows. OF
course, some of the teachers were not 80
diligent as they might have been. Some
filed their note books, while others came
off with very few leaves in theirs marked.
II was indeed school. Some of the
pupils were diligeut, while others were
not. The work done there will tell on
the schools during the next session.
We would not by any means forget to
thank those trustees who favored US with
their presence and approving smiles.
Messrs. Gentry, Neal, King, Richardson,
Cox, Elrod, Rosamond, Stone and Ian,
der did as and their schools, the justice